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			<h1>ADDRESS Function</h1>
			<p>The <b>ADDRESS</b> function is one of the <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#lookupreference" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">lookup and reference functions</a>. It is used to return a text representation of a cell address.</p>
            <h3>Syntax</h3> 
			<p><b><em>ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text])</em></b></p> 
            <p>The <b>ADDRESS</b> function has the following arguments:</p>			
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                    <td><b><em>row_num</em></b></td>
                    <td>A row number to use in a cell address.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>column_num</em></b></td>
                    <td>A column number to use in a cell address.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>abs_num</em></b></td>
                    <td>A type of reference. The possible values are listed in the table below.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>a1</em></b></td>
                    <td>An optional logical value: TRUE or FALSE. If it is set to TRUE or omitted, the function will return an A1-style reference. If it is set to FALSE, the function will return an R1C1-style reference.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>sheet_text</em></b></td>
                    <td>The name of the sheet to use in a cell address. It's an optional value. If it is omitted, the function will return the cell address without the sheet name indicated.</td>
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            <p>The <b><em>abs_num</em></b> argument can be one of the following:</p>
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                    <th style="background-color: #f4f4f4"><b>Numeric value</b></th>
                    <th style="background-color: #f4f4f4"><b>Meaning</b></th>
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                    <td><b><em>1 or omitted</em></b></td>
                    <td>Absolute referencing</td>
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                    <td><b><em>2</em></b></td>
                    <td>Absolute row; relative column</td>
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                    <td><b><em>3</em></b></td>
                    <td>Relative row; absolute column</td>
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                    <td><b><em>4</em></b></td>
                    <td>Relative referencing</td>
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            <h3>Notes</h3>
			<p><a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>ADDRESS</b> function.</p>			
			<h3>Examples</h3>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>ADDRESS</b> function.</p>
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